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Audit: Problems in Vulnerable Adult Protections

Posted at: 07/09/2014 10:42 AM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - An audit has found some shortcomings by the state Human Services department in its protection of vulnerable adults.

Results of the Michigan Auditor General's report were released Wednesday. The audit says efforts evaluating Adult Protective Services activities and efforts in investigating cases of abuse were not effective.

The audit says Human Services officials had not fully implemented a process to evaluate how effective intervention services are and that Adult Protective Services supervisors did not consistently review closed cases. It also says county and district offices did not conduct prompt investigations and that Human Services did not look into all allegations identified in referrals.